Edible Oil Structuring: Concepts, Methods and Applications [Hardcover]

The application of lipid science and technology to real food system has become increasingly interesting for industrial scientists. Providing a comprehensive and concise overview of the field of edible oil structuring, this book uniquely emphasises the latest developments from the last five years. Specifically, new insights into the gelation behaviour of several categories of building blocks will be presented along with some potential food applications. The book will conclude with a discussion on the unresolved challenges and future perspectives related to this emerging area. Appealing to those with an industrial need and a curiosity for fundamental research, this book enables the reader to get a comprehensive understanding of the recent developments in this field.Driven both by real industrial needs and curiosity for fundamental research, edible oil structuring has emerged as a subject of growing interest with applications in real food systems. With contributions from leading research groups around the world, this book provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the field with special emphasis on the updates from the last 5 years. New insights into the mechanism of gelation in mono- and multicomponent gels are discussed for several categories of previously known structuring agents along with the potential food applications of some of these systems. In addition, use of alternative methods to explore structuring properties of hydrophilic biopolymers are presented with illustrative examples. Some new concepts such as bio-based synthesis of supergelators, foamed oleogels and use of innovative dispersion techniques give a broader picture of the current research in edible oil structuring.
This book will be of interest to students, academics and scientists involved in the research of edible oil structuring. It will be an important reference as it provides current information on the state-of-the-art of the field.Section 1  Introduction: Oil Structuring: Concepts, OlcĄ